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Hot Topic: Sleep Research/Sleep Deprivation

The "Hot Topic" bibliographies consist of lists of publications (journal and magazine articles, books, etc.) that are carefully chosen, evaluated, and updated to reflect scientific research and opinion on a wide variety of aspects of a particular topic. The links below lead to the complete bibliographic information for each publication with additional description of its contents as needed and, potentially, a link to the complete text of the publication itself. All of the items below are also available through the Archive and can be identified through the Strategian Science Database. Reviews/Overviews: Be Caught Napping: You're Doing More than Resting Your Eyes (July 2002) Sleep on it! Practicing a procedural memory task does not improve performance until hours later. Two new studies show that sleep is absolutely necessary for this memory consolidation (December 2000) Editorial: Why Do We Sleep? (December 2000) Vehicle Accidents Related to Sleep: A Review (May 1999) The Impact of Inadequate Sleep on Children's Daytime Cognitive Function (March 1996 -- ) Research/Analysis: The Restorative Effect of Naps on Perceptual Deterioration (July 2002) Effects of Acute Sleep Restriction on Behavior, Sustained Attention, and Response Inhibition in Children (August 2001) Efficacy of Bright Light and Sleep/Darkness Scheduling in Alleviating Circadian Maladaptation to Night Work (August 2001) Visual Discrimination Learning Requires Sleep After Training (December 2000) Early Sleep Triggers Memory for Early Visual Discrimination Skills (December 2000) Myopia and Ambient Lighting at Night (May 13, 1999) Questions? Please let me know.

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